Lawl! It should probably check if there's still support integrity before collapsing on you, if it doesn't.agent_orange wrote:This happened, when we removed one of the supports in the middle. Don't do that.
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jorb
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Re: Questions on mineing caves.
"The psychological trials of dwellers in the last times will be equal to the physical trials of the martyrs. In order to face these trials we must be living in a different world."
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Zooey
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Re: Questions on mineing caves.
Hi, I just started mining, well started trying. Been reading alot but still have a few pressing questions.
- When mining in a cave? are ores grouped up? So without prospecting and trying our "luck" would it be better to mine alternate squares? or even 1 out of every 3 squares 1 layer into the walls? I don't dare chance a second layer for fear of cave-ins.
- Also, do ores go straight into the inventory? Or do they drop on the ground like the stones? Will a single square yield stones AND ore? eg. would I have to pick up all the stones that dropped on the ground below me for the chance that there might be an ore?
Thanks alot =)
- When mining in a cave? are ores grouped up? So without prospecting and trying our "luck" would it be better to mine alternate squares? or even 1 out of every 3 squares 1 layer into the walls? I don't dare chance a second layer for fear of cave-ins.
- Also, do ores go straight into the inventory? Or do they drop on the ground like the stones? Will a single square yield stones AND ore? eg. would I have to pick up all the stones that dropped on the ground below me for the chance that there might be an ore?
Thanks alot =)
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Zamte
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Re: Questions on mineing caves.
Metal is organized into "spots" like everything else. You will find groups of ore. They can stop at any time, so you may find stone right next to ore, but once you do find ore, there will be more.Zooey wrote:Hi, I just started mining, well started trying. Been reading alot but still have a few pressing questions.
- When mining in a cave? are ores grouped up? So without prospecting and trying our "luck" would it be better to mine alternate squares? or even 1 out of every 3 squares 1 layer into the walls? I don't dare chance a second layer for fear of cave-ins.
- Also, do ores go straight into the inventory? Or do they drop on the ground like the stones? Will a single square yield stones AND ore? eg. would I have to pick up all the stones that dropped on the ground below me for the chance that there might be an ore?
Thanks alot =)
If it drops stone on the ground, it's just a cave wall. Ore will appear directly into your inventory, and the two are mutually exclusive of each other.
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wolf1000wolf
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Re: Questions on mineing caves.
Do... just to confirm. If I prospect in a cave two things can happen (aside from nothing).
1) Message about ore under me? = Build minehole.
2) Pie arrow pointing towards ore. If arrow points towards cave wall... means ore in cave wall? Or does it mean if you dig into the wall you can build a mining hole somewhere in that location...
1) Message about ore under me? = Build minehole.
2) Pie arrow pointing towards ore. If arrow points towards cave wall... means ore in cave wall? Or does it mean if you dig into the wall you can build a mining hole somewhere in that location...
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Kabraxxis
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Re: Questions on mineing caves.
lolcobaltjones wrote:Watch out. Mal's down there.
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LimaZulu
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Re: Questions on mineing caves.
Fucking win.cobaltjones wrote:Watch out. Mal's down there.
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Rallor
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Re: Questions on mineing caves.
This has been said previouslywolf1000wolf wrote:Do... just to confirm. If I prospect in a cave two things can happen (aside from nothing).
1) Message about ore under me? = Build minehole.
2) Pie arrow pointing towards ore. If arrow points towards cave wall... means ore in cave wall? Or does it mean if you dig into the wall you can build a mining hole somewhere in that location...
If it gives you a message like this eg:"copper 85%" theres some on the ground which you need to make a minehole
If it shows a circle with one colour(red?) and a slice of it a much more deeper (red?) like a pie, then that means there is ore in the Wall
